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WEB2 days ago · What’s Being Done to Address Gun Violence, Firearm Trafficking in Illinois. News and public affairs TV series and website covering Chicago politics, education, entertainment, business, science and more.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 | Heather Cherone. In all, Chicago taxpayers spent $197.8 million to resolve 42 lawsuits brought by more than three dozen people wrongfully convicted based on evidence gathered by the Chicago Police Department between Jan. 1, 2019, and April 30, 2024, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
Chicago Announces Plans to Close 3 Migrant Shelters as Fears of …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that was converted into the city’s largest shelter. (WTTW News) Officials announced Tuesday they will move 1,200 migrants out of three shelters across Chicago as the crisis that has sent nearly 48,000 men, women and children to the city from the southern border enters a new phase.
‘What’s the Plan?’ Alderpeople Demand Answers as Cost of Police ...
WEB5 days ago · Monday’s meeting of the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee was the first since a federal jury ordered Chicago to pay $50 million to Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully convicted of a 2008 murder and spent 10 years in prison before being exonerated. Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) said that jury verdict, setting a new city …
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Daily Chicagoan Explore today’s news in Chicago delivered to your inbox. Stay informed on the latest issues facing Chicago with the Daily Chicagoan. Our email newsletter delivers essential news and insights directly to your inbox every morning, curated by the trusted journalists at WTTW News. Sign up to get the latest delivered to you daily. …
White Sox Should Seek Private Funding for New Stadium — Not …
WEB3 days ago · The White Sox have played in Bridgeport for more than a century, but owner Jerry Reinsdorf and developer Related Midwest proposed building a new stadium in the South Loop as an anchor to a 62-acre site dubbed The 78.
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WEBMay 22, 2024 · Every time you flush, the waste disappears in a swirly whirl, never to be seen again. It’s magic! Actually, it’s science and engineering. WTTW News Explains. In this Emmy Award-winning series, WTTW News tackles your questions — big and small — about life in the Chicago area. Our video animations guide you through local government, city ...
From Politics to Performance and Everything in Between, a Behind …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Gov. J.B. Pritzker surrounded by the Illinois delegation during the roll call vote on Aug. 20, 2024. (Emily Soto / WTTW News) WTTW News Director Jay Smith sat down with our political team to reflect on the Democratic National Convention for a behind-the-scenes look at what covering the convention was like, and to help provide insights …
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WEBMar 23, 2024 | Cole Longcor — Capitol News Illinois. Beginning in October 2020, LaSalle Veterans Home experienced a COVID-19 outbreak that sickened nearly 200 people. A whopping 85% of residents and 35% of staff tested positive for the virus, which eventually killed three dozen residents.
As Chicago Nears 700 Murders for 3rd Straight Year, Mayor’s Race ...
WEBDec 20, 2022 · The surge of crime and violence that peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic but has yet to recede has imperiled Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s bid for a second term, even as the eight major candidates running to unseat her offer wildly different solutions to the seemingly intractable problem.